The plan includes working with hospitals, private providers, educational institutions and community health clinics like Mary's Center, to start distributing an H1N1 vaccine in mid-October.

Fenty says the vaccine will be made available to high-priority groups before it's made available to the general population. Priority groups include pregnant women, caretakers of children and people with medical conditions such as diabetes or asthma.

When you give to WAMU, your tax-deductible membership gift helps make possible award-winning programs such as Morning Edition, All Things Considered, The Diane Rehm Show, The Kojo Nnamdi Show, and other favorites.